This celebrity became even more popular after being exposed of having multiple girlfriends-Chapter 664 - 451: Bilibili New Year’s Gala
For those who can’t make it to the Spring Festival gala, there are a bunch of local TV stations’ New Year parties. Anyway, every year-end is a busy time for various celebrities, big and small, in the circle.
These local TV stations’ Spring Festival parties have also invited Wu Mu before, but previously Wu Mu refused because he didn’t want to be too busy during the New Year, plus there was always the contact from CCTV’s Spring Festival gala.
Now the Spring Festival gala is definitely off the table, and he doesn’t really want to idle away the New Year, so naturally, he has time to participate.
Wu Mu looked over the report handed to him by Shi Wu.
Basically, any domestic TV station with some ambition and aspirations had sent him an invitation, after all, he was truly one of the unavoidable topics in the industry last year.
Beijing Satellite TV, Star City TV, Sha City TV...
Wu Mu’s gaze swept down until it stopped on an invitation from a platform.
"Bilibili’s New Year Festival invited me too?" he asked curiously.
Every year during the Spring Festival, Bilibili hosts its own New Year Festival special. Its novel format and closeness to ordinary viewers make it quite popular among young people.
For many young people, there’s a trend of using Bilibili’s New Year Festival as a replacement for the Spring Festival gala.
"Yes, and they offered a very high price, 12 million." Shi Wu nodded.
million for one party is indeed quite high, surpassing even the invitations from the Spring Festival gala, enough to show Bilibili’s emphasis.
"Then let’s go with Bilibili’s New Year Festival. You contact them to discuss the details." Wu Mu casually accepted the job, then closed the document.
After setting the document aside, he remembered, "Oh right, in the future, we can take on more overseas projects and shift the focus a bit to work outside."
Shu Mei was completely stunned.
What happened to her brother? Why does he seem so out of character everywhere?
Her brother never had much interest in work outside before, always maintaining a laid-back attitude.
Now he’s asking proactively?
This is too strange.
Shu Mei didn’t understand, but Shi Wu deeply looked at Wu Mu, pondering the idea of taking on more overseas projects...
He nodded, indicating he understood, "Yes, I got it."
...
This year, the overall director of Bilibili’s New Year Festival is Yang Sheng, also the chief director and planner of Bilibili’s parties, a former high executive of A Station. After he switched to Bilibili, he’s been in charge of Bilibili’s party projects.
The notable Bilibili New Year Festivals of Blue Star Hua Country over the past years were all orchestrated by him.
When Yang Sheng heard about Wu Mu contacting them, he was momentarily taken aback.
Wu Mu accepted their job?
Even though they sent out the invitation, and although they offered a respectful amount, he really didn’t expect Wu Mu to take their job, considering Wu Mu would likely be invited to the Spring Festival gala, or even without it, a bunch of local TV stations would be reaching out.
With Beijing Satellite TV, for instance, being so closely connected, it was almost certain to land him.
And yet, their platform got him in the end?
After the initial shock, Yang Sheng was overjoyed, "Great! We must negotiate him! Even if we have to add a bit more money, it’s worth it!"
Both Yang Sheng and Bilibili valued Wu Mu highly, not only because of his popularity.
The most crucial factor is how well Wu Mu fits with their platform!
Everyone knows that Bilibili is home to many of Wu Mu’s gaming fans. He has countless gaming fans on Bilibili.
Also, the place where the entertainers gather is Bilibili. Coupled with Wu Mu’s well-known status among young people, he fits perfectly with their platform’s user base. He’s often on Bilibili’s rankings for various parodies... It’s simply a perfect match to invite him!
Excitedly giving orders to his subordinates, Yang Sheng remembered again, "Oh, right, don’t make Zhao Xue the main invite anymore; if we can negotiate the previous price, fine. If not, forget it. This year, we’re primarily inviting Wu Mu!"
Bilibili initially planned to primarily invite a veteran celebrity, Zhao Xue, because her status is high enough—at a national level—and for compatibility reasons too. She has a lot of edited videos from her old TV dramas on their Bilibili platform, gaining notable popularity.
But when these conditions are compared against Wu Mu, they seem a bit lacking.
Even though Wu Mu may not yet reach the national level, he is more compatible and much hotter among the young!
Bilibili’s invitation became more enthusiastic with Yang Sheng’s push.
Shi Wu habitually negotiated prices, and unexpectedly, it didn’t take much effort to raise the price to 15 million.
Both parties signed the specific cooperation contract on the same day, finalizing the matter.
Then the next day, Wu Mu didn’t wait to finalize the program details offline; he directly flew to Shen City to participate on-site in Bilibili’s New Year program planning.
Yang Sheng valued it highly, and even before Wu Mu arrived, he was already leading a team prepared to welcome Wu Mu at the venue entrance.
A bunch of Bilibili content creators and invited guests at the on-site rehearsal noticed Yang Sheng’s actions and were curious.
"Who’s coming that the chief director is paying so much attention?"
"Is it an inspection from the executives?"
"Doesn’t seem like it. If it were an executive inspection, there would definitely be some Bilibili higher-ups with them, not just Director Yang. It must be a party guest."
"Could it be that they’ve invited Mo Mo?"
The Bilibili creators whispered about it.
In the gaming area, creator Lao Fan mingled in the crowd, casually glancing outside.
He was also invited to the party, being quite a representative anchor in Bilibili’s gaming community. He could probably secure a spot in the Top 100 this year.
"Mo Mo should be attending the Spring Festival gala, right? She gets invited every year. It might be someone like Zhao Xue or Li Cheng coming," Lao Fan speculated, thanks to his frequent attention to Wu Mu. He was now quite knowledgeable about the domestic entertainment scene, speaking of various celebrities by heart.
Especially those frequently associated with Wu Mu or compared to him, he knew them well.
He speculated, thinking it might be some nationally recognized star.
Just as he thought so, a burst of excited screams from female creators sounded outside.
"Is there a need to be this excited?"
Lao Fan inwardly grumbled, thinking to himself that with a base of two to three million followers, they were significant creators. How could they seem so inexperienced?
He grumbled in complaint and then suddenly felt something was off.
Wait, something didn’t add up. Even a couple of creators with ten million followers were shouting?
They were supposed to be more composed, and besides, it was all female creators shouting...
This scene was like meeting some idol or super handsome guy...
Why did he suddenly have a sense of déjà vu?
Lao Fan quickly turned his head towards the gathering crowd at the entrance.
Then he saw someone with a particularly striking appearance being ushered in.
Lao Fan: "..."
It really was Wu Mu.
Lao Fan was speechless. No wonder those female creators were screaming like that.
This year’s Bilibili party actually managed to invite Wu Mu?
Lao Fan thought to himself, unable to resist heading towards Wu Mu to take a look at his "idol" in person.
The arrival of Wu Mu had already drawn a lot of attention.
First, it was the female creators’ focus.
They looked at Wu Mu with gleaming eyes.
"This Wu Mu is really handsome. No wonder he could bounce back after scandals."
"Who could resist being a face fan! If he were my idol, I’d spend money too!" 𝙛𝓻𝒆𝓮𝒘𝙚𝙗𝒏𝙤𝙫𝓮𝒍.𝓬𝒐𝙢
"Turns out he’s even more striking in person than on TV."
All were captivated by his look.
Then the male creators were no less impressed, though not for his looks, but his relevance.
"Wow, Bilibili directly invited Wu Gou this year? You gotta admit, it’s a great match."
"Anyone who watches Bilibili should know him, and probably have a good impression of him too."
"Teacher Wu Mu is truly popular." Chief Director Yang Sheng beamed; the situation was more optimistic than he imagined.
Even without planning the party yet, the on-site atmosphere was already this lively.
From this glimpse, he could tell Wu Mu’s popularity within their creators, and surely, it’s no different among their audience.
Wu Mu was indeed popular, not only among the female creators. It was the same with the male creators—perhaps they weren’t shouting, but they clearly all knew him.
